Transcript of "King James"

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King James of Scotland IV King James I of England & Ireland Kat Tsen Sophie Zhang Jade Chen “ I can make a lord, but only God can make a gentleman.”

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Early Childhood <ul><li>Born 1566 as James Charles Stuart, to Mary Queen of Scots and Henry Stuart, Duke of Albany </li></ul><ul><li>Descendant of Henry VII, great grandchild of Margaret Tudor </li></ul><ul><li>Father was murdered when James was 1, became King </li></ul>

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Regency <ul><li>Ruled Scotland </li></ul><ul><li>from 1567; was </li></ul><ul><li>1 year old, so </li></ul><ul><li>regents took care </li></ul><ul><li>until 1981 </li></ul><ul><li>– gained control </li></ul>Succeeded last Tudor monarch in 1603 after Elizabeth I passed Ruled these three nations until his death in 1625

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Relationships/Sexuality <ul><li>Maintained close relations </li></ul><ul><li>with male courtiers </li></ul><ul><li>Married Anne of Denmark, </li></ul><ul><li>Produced children </li></ul><ul><li>Is thought to be either </li></ul><ul><li>homosexual or bisexual </li></ul><ul><li>Showed no interest in sex </li></ul><ul><li>Held strong to his chastity </li></ul>

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Philosophy of Rule <ul><li>Divine Right Monarch- Absolutist </li></ul><ul><li>Arrogant, didn’t understand country and subjects </li></ul><ul><li>Argument with Parliament </li></ul><ul><li>&quot;Hold no Parliaments, but for the necesitie of new Lawes, which would be but seldome&quot; – Trew Law, James I </li></ul>

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Philosophy of Rule <ul><li>&quot;Hath [God] not made us all in one island?” </li></ul><ul><li>Union of the Crowns (English and Schottish) - Ireland </li></ul><ul><li>&quot;King of Great Britain”- one monarch, one parliament , one law </li></ul><ul><li>Foreign Policy- ties with Spain </li></ul><ul><li>Protestant but preached religious tolerence </li></ul>

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Accomplishments <ul><li>Religious: </li></ul><ul><ul><li>Truce between Catholics and Presbyterians </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Gunpowder Plot: oppression of non-conforming Catholics </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Oath of Allegiance in 1606 </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><ul><li>King was kind towards Catholics who took the Oath </li></ul></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>King James Bible </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Strict at enforcing conformity </li></ul></ul>

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Accomplishments <ul><li>Territory: </li></ul><ul><ul><li>Founding of first English settlement (Jamestown, Virginia) </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Friendship treaty between England and Scotland </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Union of the Crowns </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Brought Armada War to end </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><ul><li>Peace treaty signed between countries </li></ul></ul></ul>